Allen Landscape

My new home came with dead landscaping and no curb appeal. Allen landscaping relandscaped, fixed the lighting and irrigation and added garden walls. Seven years later it still looks great and is easy to maintain. This company was really nice to work with.

Matt Allen and Allen Landscape are hands down the best landscape company I have ever worked with. Matt makes you feel like you are his only client. He always picks up if you call and if not, he gets right back to you. They move very quickly and their prices are fair. They go above and beyond and always get the job done on time. When my landscape company fell behind schedule and were not delivering on their bid, I had to move on and I hired Matt through another referral. It was one of the best decisions we could have made as he truly saved the day. I highly recommend Allen Landscaping.

Matt and crew are great. We had a project on the side of our house that we wanted pavers on. It was done beautifully, at budget and on time. We will be using them again for an upcoming pool project.

Matt is the best, We bought a brand new home. and went through 2 landscape companies and had a nightmare. Finally after 10 revisions to the plans ( not with matt) I met Matt. He helped me to sort out the plans, even re drew them with his architect at no additional cost. Got the HOA approval, and started work in just a few weeks, My house looks fantastic! cut the drive way, added colored bands, retaining walls, and a pulled all the utilities to the back for a granny unit.

My neighbors have all asked who did the job, as it clearly looks a step above the neighbors, and I live in a really nice neighborhood in Scripps Ranch. I highly recommend Matt Allen. even if you just want to ask his opinion call him. Honest guy and does great work! Will be calling back for my outdoor BBQ soon!

Avoid! Used him 10 years ago. His colored concrete is neither the right color nor consistent (although I will say the back yard has never shown a crack). The concrete next to the driveway has sunken, and is now a safety risk. The flagstones at my door front are cracked all the way across because he didn't bother compress the soil or use rebar.

The concrete semicircle is anything but. His workers were rude and even urinated on our property! His choice of plants were ridculous (we didn't realize being new to San Diego), a quarter of which died. He was supposed to come and finish the drainage at the front (where he failed to comply with our HOA's requirements), and never showed up.

I withheld the last 10% of his payment, and never heard from him again. Maybe if you're paying him a large pile of money, he'll pay attention to you. But we held him to his original quote (which he was constantly trying to change to increase the price), and his work and workpeople reflected his disregard for our property. He comes off real great in the beginning, but beware! Couldn't be more unhappy and definitely would not recommend! I may even just push this complaint to the BBB.

Short form: Excellent quality, service, and follow-up and will use them again. Long(er) form: Allen Landscape did the irrigation, hardscape, and landscape install for gardens around my home. This was as a coordinated effort provided by Armstrong Gardens, with a landscape designer and Allen Landscape doing the execution. The handoff from design and nursery was seamless and I was kept apprised of timings and follow-up.

I corresponded and worked directly with the owner, Matt Allen, as well as his personnel, all of whom were professional, knowledgeable, and communicated well. Of course, nothing ever goes perfectly, but Matt and company did high quality follow-up and coordinated with the nursery when some plants failed and some gravel needed replenishing. Follow-up is important, and they did well.

After the initial installation, I went back for a secondary piece of work, using the same approach, and was again pleased. So, I've used them twice and will use them again. They have earned my trust.

The owner of this company is fabulous - professional, courteous, with a positive "can do" attitude. His employees reflect his emphasis on quality and service. We purchased a new builder home with no landscaping so Matt Allen did everything. We could not be happier and recommend him and his company without reservation.